OpenLLM-France/wikimedia huggingface dataset:
# wadwa
## Javanese
### Romanization

wadwa
* Romanization of ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮ

## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Sanskrit बद्व (badva, “large number”).

### Noun

wadwa
* subject,
* follower,
* troops

#### Alternative forms

* wado
* wadwā
* wadya

#### Derived terms

* makawadwa
* mawadwa
* wadon
* wadwan

#### Descendants

* > Javanese: ꦮꦢ꧀ꦮ (wadwa), ꦮꦢꦸ (wadu) (inherited)
* → Balinese: ᬯᬥᬹ (wadu, “female”)

### Further reading

* "wadwa" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
# combattere
## Italian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin cum + battuō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /komˈbat.te.re/
* Rhymes: -attere
* Hyphenation: com‧bàt‧te‧re

### Verb

combàttere (first-person singular present combàtto, first-person singular past historic combattéi, past participle combattùto, auxiliary avére)
* (transitive, intransitive, also figurative) to fight; to combat
    Synonyms: lottare, guerreggiare, scontrarsi, affrontare, aggredire, assalire, attaccare, avversare, osteggiare, opporsi, contrastare, contendere, misurarsi, gareggiare, cimentarsi
* (transitive, passive voice) to agitate or stir
    Synonyms: agitare, sconvolgere
    il mare era combattuto dai ventithe sea was agitated by the winds
** to torment or distress
    era combattuto dalla sceltahe was tormented by the choice
** to be racked [with da ‘by doubts, troubling thoughts, etc.’]

#### Derived terms

* combattente
* combattersi
* combattimento
* combattività
* combattivo
* combattuto

#### Related terms

* battere

## Tarantino
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin cum + battuō.

### Verb

combattere
* to fight
# eileider
## Dutch
### Etymology

From ei +‎ leiden +‎ -er.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛi̯ˌlɛi̯.dər/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ei‧lei‧der

### Noun

eileider m (plural eileiders, diminutive eileidertje n)
* (anatomy) Fallopian tube
# 下載
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiàzài, xiàzǎi
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄞˋ, ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄞˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): haa$^6$ zoi$^3$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hā-chài / hǎ-chài / hēe-chài
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàzài
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄞˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàzài
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^4$-tsai$^4$
*** Yale: syà-dzài
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahtzay
*** Palladius: сяцзай (sjaczaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡saɪ̯⁵¹/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiàzǎi
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄗㄞˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siàzǎi
*** Wade–Giles: hsia$^4$-tsai$^3$
*** Yale: syà-dzǎi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiahtzae
*** Palladius: сяцзай (sjaczaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ä⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$下崽 下載 / 下载
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: haa$^6$ zoi$^3$
*** Yale: hah joi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: haa$^6$ dzoi$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ha$^6$ zoi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /haː²² t͡sɔːi̯³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hā-chài
*** Tâi-lô: hā-tsài
*** Phofsit Daibuun: haxzaix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ha²²⁻²¹ t͡sai²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ha³³⁻¹¹ t͡sai¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ha³³⁻²¹ t͡sai²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hǎ-chài
*** Tâi-lô: hǎ-tsài
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ha²² t͡sai⁴¹/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hēe-chài
*** Tâi-lô: hēe-tsài
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɛ²²⁻²¹ t͡sai²¹/

### Verb

下載
* (transitive, computing) to download

#### Synonyms

* (Hong Kong) 單撈 / 单捞 (daan$^1$ lou$^1$)

#### Antonyms

* (Hong Kong) 上載／上载 (shàngzài)
* (Mainland China, Taiwan) 上傳／上传 (shàngchuán)
# edict
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English edycte, borrowed from Latin edictum; earlier form , from Old French , from the same Latin word.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiː.dɪkt/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Rhymes: -ɪkt

### Noun

edict (plural edicts)
* A proclamation of law or other authoritative command.
** 1950 December, H. C. Casserley, “Locomotive Cavalcade, 1920-1950—6”, in Railway Magazine, page 844:By this time the edict had gone forth that the railways were to be nationalised on January 1, 1948.
** 2018 June 18, Phil McNulty, “Tunisia 1 – 2 England”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 21 April 2019:It was made clear in a pre-tournament referees' briefing that such grappling would be taken seriously and punished, so England have every right to ask why this edict was not carried out.

#### Derived terms

* edictal

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* cited, ticed

## Dutch
### Etymology

From Middle Dutch edict, from Latin ēdictum.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eːˈdɪkt/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: edict
* Rhymes: -ɪkt

### Noun

edict n (plural edicten, diminutive edictje n)
* edict

#### Descendants

* Afrikaans: edik

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin edictum.

### Noun

edict n (plural edicte)
* edict
# iðja
## Icelandic
### Etymology

From Old Norse iðja. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɪðja/
* Rhymes: -ɪðja

### Noun

iðja f (genitive singular iðju, nominative plural iðjur)
* activity, undertaking, work
    Synonyms: vinna, verkefni

#### Derived terms

* iðjuhöldur (“industrialist”)
* iðjulaus (“idle”)
* iðjuleysi (“idleness”)
* iðjumaður (“industrious person”)
* iðjusamur (“industrious”)
* iðjusemi (“industriousness”)
* iðjuver (“factory, plant”)
* iðjuþjálfi (“occupational therapist”)
* iðjuþjálfun (“occupational therapy”)
# remongurasu
## Japanese
### Romanization

remongurasu
* Rōmaji transcription of レモングラス
# draudzīgākā
## Latvian
### Adjective

draudzīgākā
* locative singular masculine/feminine of draudzīgāks

### Adjective

draudzīgākā
* inflection of draudzīgākais:
** genitive singular masculine
** nominative/vocative singular feminine
# bakrorez
## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

From bàkar + rȇz, rȅzati.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bâkroreːz/
* Hyphenation: bak‧ro‧rez

### Noun

bȁkrorēz m (Cyrillic spelling ба̏кроре̄з)
* copperplate

#### Derived terms

* bakroreščev
* bakrorezac
* bakrorezbar
* bakrorezbarstvo

### References

* “bakrorez”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025
# compagno
## Italian
### Etymology

From Late Latin compāniō (nominative form), a calque of Proto-West Germanic *gahlaibō. Doublet of compagnone, which came via the Latin accusative compāniōnem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /komˈpaɲ.ɲo/
* Rhymes: -aɲɲo
* Hyphenation: com‧pà‧gno
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

compagno (feminine compagna, masculine plural compagni, feminine plural compagne)
* (informal) alike, like, similar, the same

### Noun

compagno m (plural compagni, feminine compagna)
* mate, companion, partner, live-in partner, fellow, friend, pal, pardner
    Synonyms: amico, convivente
* husband, spouse
    Synonyms: marito, sposo
* (communism) comrade
    Synonym: camerata

#### Derived terms

* accompagnare
* accompagnarsi
* compagnia
* compagnone
* scompagnato

#### Related terms

* compagnone

### Further reading

* compagno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

### Anagrams

* componga
# שלילי
## Hebrew
### Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
* Root
* שׁ־ל־ל (sh-l-l)
* 3 terms

### Pronunciation

* (Modern Israeli Hebrew) IPA: /ʃliˈli/

### Adjective

שְׁלִילִי • (sh'lilí) (feminine שְׁלִילִית, masculine plural שְׁלִילִיִּים, feminine plural שְׁלִילִיּוֹת)
* Negative: bad, not good.
* (of a number) Negative: less than zero.
* (as an adverb or interjection) Negative: no.
* (of an experimental or test result) Negative: not finding a positive result.

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “all senses”): חִיּוּבִי (khiyuví)

### References

* “שלילי” in the Hebrew Terms Database of the Academy of Hebrew Language
# keputusan politik
## Indonesian
### Etymology

Compound of keputusan (“decision”) +‎ politik (“political”).

### Noun

keputusan politik (uncountable)
* (politics, figurative) government actions or policies

### Further reading

* “keputusan politik” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
# elegit
## English
### Etymology

From Latin ēlēgit (“he has chosen”).

### Noun

elegit (plural elegits)
* (archaic) A judicial writ ordering seizure of a debtor's property.

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.ləˈʒit]
* IPA: (Valencia) [e.leˈd͡ʒit]
* Rhymes: -it

### Participle

elegit (feminine elegida, masculine plural elegits, feminine plural elegides)
* past participle of elegir

## Latin
### Verb

ēlēgit
* third-person singular perfect active indicative of ēligō
# swineherd
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English swynherde, from Old English swīnhierde. Cognate with German Schweinehirt.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈswaɪnˌhɜːd/,

### Noun

swineherd (plural swineherds)
* A person who herds and tends swine, a keeper of swine (pigs).

#### Related terms

* bearherd
* cowherd
* goatherd
* gooseherd
* herd
* herder
* herding dog
* herd instinct
* herdsman
* Herdsman (the constellation Boötes)
* herdswoman
* hogherd
* horseherd
* neatherd
* oxherd
* shepherd
* swanherd

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* Whernside
# drošinājušos
## Latvian
### Participle

drošinājušos
* locative plural masculine of drošinājis

### Participle

drošinājušos
* accusative plural masculine of drošinājušais
# śatru
## Old Javanese
### Etymology

From Sanskrit शत्रु (śatru, “enemy, foe, rival”).

### Noun

śatru
* enemy, foe
* rival

#### Derived terms

* aśatru
* makaśatru
* śumatru

#### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦱꦠꦿꦸ (satru)
* → Balinese: ᬰᬢ᭄ᬭᬸ (satru)
# defection
## English
### Etymology

From Latin dēfectiō (stem dēfectiōn-).

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /dɪˈfɛkʃən/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

defection (countable and uncountable, plural defections)
* An act or incidence of defecting.

#### Derived terms

* defectionism
* defectionist
* nondefection
* postdefection
* predefection
* redefection

#### Related terms

* defect
* defective
* defector
* deficiency
* deficient
* deficit
# anticonfianza
## Spanish
### Etymology

Calque of English antitrust.

### Adjective

anticonfianza m or f (masculine and feminine plural anticonfianzas)
* antitrust
** 2019, Marisol, Cano Busquets, Violencia contra los periodistas‎:…así como del papel que sus mensajes tienen en la generación de configuraciones culturales específicas (pro o anticonfianza)……as well as the role that their messages play in generating specific cultural configurations (pro or antitrust)…
** 2024, Fouad Sabry, Fondo de sobornos: Poder, dinero y maniobras políticas‎:En el transcurso de la Era Progresista, Theodore Roosevelt fue una persona importante que estuvo al frente de las operaciones anticonfianza.During the Progressive Era, Theodore Roosevelt was an important person who led antitrust operations.
** 2024 February 3, “MEF: Contreras y sus medidas tributarias anticonfianza”, in Expreso‎:MEF: Contreras y sus medidas tributarias anticonfianzaMEF: Contreras and his antitrust tax measures
# bukiet
## Polish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French bouquet.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈbu.kjɛt/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ukjɛt
* Syllabification: bu‧kiet

### Noun

bukiet m inan (diminutive bukiecik, related adjective bukietowy)
* bunch, bouquet
    bukiet kwiatów ― a bouquet of flowers
* bouquet (scent of a particular wine)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Brückner, Aleksander (1927) “bukiet”, in Słownik etymologiczny języka polskiego [Etymological Dictionary of the Polish Language] (in Polish), Warsaw: Wiedza Powszechna

### Further reading

* bukiet in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
* bukiet in Polish dictionaries at PWN
# re-treads
## English
### Verb

re-treads
* third-person singular simple present indicative of re-tread
# instantiation
## English
### Etymology

20th-century coinage from instantiate +‎ -ion, itself coined 1946 from instance +‎ -ate. The latter, in the sense "a case, an example", from Middle English instance, from Medieval Latin īnstantia (“a being near, presence; also perseverance, earnestness, importunity, urgency”), from Latin īnstāns (“urgent”); see English instant.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɪnˌstænʃiˈeɪʃən/
* Rhymes: -eɪʃən

### Noun

instantiation (countable and uncountable, plural instantiations)
* (uncountable) The production of an instance, example, or specific application of a general classification, principle, theory, etc.
* (countable) Something resulting from the act of instantiating; an instance.
** 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 150:I can name numerous instantiations of this gift of luck at work in my hostʼs life.
* (by extension, object-oriented programming) Creation of an instance of some class or template.

#### Coordinate terms

* avatar
* embodiment
* incarnation
* realization

#### Derived terms

* coinstantiation
* existential instantiation
* reinstantiation

#### Related terms

* coinstantial
* coinstantiate
* instance
* instancy
* instant
* instantaneous
* instantial
* instantiate
* reinstantiate

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “instantiate”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

### Further reading

* “instantiation”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
# برداية
## South Levantine Arabic
### Alternative forms

* برداي (burdāy)

### Etymology

Likely derived from Persian پرده (parde, “curtain”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bur.daː.je/, [burˈdæː.je]
* IPA: /bur.daː.ja/, [burˈdæː.ja]
* IPA: (Galilee) /bur.daːj/, [burˈdæːj]
* Audio (al-Lidd):(file)

### Noun

برداية • (burdāye) f (plural برادي (barādī))
* curtain
    Synonyms: ستار (stār), ستارة (stāra), جلالة (jlāle)
# drošinājušā
## Latvian
### Participle

drošinājušā
* locative singular masculine/feminine of drošinājis

### Participle

drošinājušā
* genitive singular masculine of drošinājušais
# śakti
## Old Javanese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit शक्ति (śakti).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sak.ti/
* Rhymes: -ti
* Homophone: sakti
* Hyphenation: śak‧ti

### Noun

śakti
* power,
* strength
* lance, pike, spear
    Synonyms: buntal, galah, gañjur, kontā, konta, paṇḍi, śakti, śūla, tomara, tumbak, wataṅ
* pike
* dart

### Adjective

śakti
* powerful,
* mighty

### Derived terms

* aśakti
* kaśakti
* kaśaktin
* kaśaktyan
* makaśakti
* maśakti
* pinakakaśaktin
* pinakaśakti
* śumakti

### Descendants

* Javanese: ꦱꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (sakti) → ꦱꦼꦏ꧀ꦠꦶ (sekti)
* → Balinese: ᬰᬓ᭄ᬢᬶ (sakti)

### Further reading

* "śakti" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.
# meritare
## Italian
### Etymology

From Latin meritāre, from meritus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /me.riˈta.re/
* Rhymes: -are
* Hyphenation: me‧ri‧tà‧re

### Verb

meritàre (first-person singular present mèrito, first-person singular past historic meritài, past participle meritàto, auxiliary avére)
* (transitive) to deserve, merit
* (transitive, followed by di and passive) to be worth, to be worthing
    Synonym: valere la pena
    Il film merita di essere visto. ― The film is worth seeing.
* (transitive) to earn
    Synonym: far guadagnare

#### Derived terms

* meritarsi
* meritato
* meritevole
* merito

### Anagrams

* meriterà, tarmerei, temerari, tramerei, tre Marie, tremerai

## Latin
### Verb

meritāre
* inflection of meritō:
** present active infinitive
** second-person singular present passive imperative

## Spanish
### Verb

meritare
* first/third-person singular future subjunctive of meritar
# bælg
## Danish
### Etymology

From Old Norse belgr, from Proto-Germanic *balgiz (“bag”). Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰelǵʰ- (“to swell”).

### Noun

bælg c (singular definite bælgen, plural indefinite bælge)
* pod
* bellows

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “bælg” in Den Danske Ordbog
* “bælg” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

## Old English
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bælj/, [bæɫj]

### Noun

bælġ m
* Alternative form of bielġ

#### Descendants

* Middle English: bely, beli, baly, balyw, belgh, belwe, belu
** English: belly, ballow, bellows
** Scots: belly, bally
** Yola: bellee, belooze
# dwarf lemur
## English
### Noun

dwarf lemur (plural dwarf lemurs)
* Any of the lemurs of the genus Cheirogaleus.
# 危うい
## Japanese

* Kanji in this term
* 危
* あや Grade: 6
* kun'yomi

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) あやうい [àyáúí] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) あやうい [àyáúꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
* IPA: [a̠ja̠ɯ̟i]
* Tokyo pitch accent of inflected forms of 「危うい」
Source: Online Japanese Accent Dictionary :
| Stem forms ||||
| Continuative (連用形) | 危うく | あやうく あやうく あやうく | [àyáúkú] [àyáꜜùkù] [àyáúꜜkù] |
| Terminal (終止形) | 危うい | あやうい あやうい | [àyáúí] [àyáúꜜì] |
| Attributive (連体形) | 危うい | あやうい あやうい | [àyáúí] [àyáúꜜì] |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 危うくない | あやうくない あやうくない あやうくない | [àyáúkúnáꜜì] [àyáꜜùkùnàì] [àyáúꜜkùnàì] |
| Informal past | 危うかった | あやうかった あやうかった | [àyáúꜜkàttà] [àyáꜜùkàttà] |
| Informal negative past | 危うくなかった | あやうくなかった あやうくなかった あやうくなかった | [àyáúkúnáꜜkàttà] [àyáꜜùkùnàkàttà] [àyáúꜜkùnàkàttà] |
| Formal | 危ういです | あやういです | [àyáúꜜìdèsù] |
| Conjunctive | 危うくて | あやうくて あやうくて | [àyáúꜜkùtè] [àyáꜜùkùtè] |
| Conditional | 危うければ | あやうければ あやうければ | [àyáúꜜkèrèbà] [àyáꜜùkèrèbà] |

### Adjective

危(あや)うい • (ayaui) -i (adverbial 危(あや)うく (ayauku))
* dangerous, critical, serious
    思(おも)っても学(まな)ばねば即(すなわ)ち危(あや)うい。
       Omotte mo manabaneba sunawachi ayaui.
       A thinking without learning is just dangerous.
* uncertain, unreliable, insecure
    彼(かれ)の当(とう)選(せん)は危(あや)うい。
       Kare no tōsen wa ayaui.
       His winning seems insecure.
* limping, narrow, close
    危(あや)うい所(ところ)を助(たす)かった。
       Ayaui tokoro o tasukatta.
       I had a narrow escape.

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 危うかろ | あやうかろ | ayaukaro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 危うく | あやうく | ayauku |
| Terminal (終止形) | 危うい | あやうい | ayaui |
| Attributive (連体形) | 危うい | あやうい | ayaui |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 危うけれ | あやうけれ | ayaukere |
| Imperative (命令形) | 危うかれ | あやうかれ | ayaukare |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 危うくない | あやうくない | ayauku nai |
| Informal past | 危うかった | あやうかった | ayaukatta |
| Informal negative past | 危うくなかった | あやうくなかった | ayauku nakatta |
| Formal | 危ういです | あやういです | ayaui desu |
| Formal negative | 危うくないです | あやうくないです | ayauku nai desu |
| Formal past | 危うかったです | あやうかったです | ayaukatta desu |
| Formal negative past | 危うくなかったです | あやうくなかったです | ayauku nakatta desu |
| Conjunctive | 危うくて | あやうくて | ayaukute |
| Conditional | 危うければ | あやうければ | ayaukereba |
| Provisional | 危うかったら | あやうかったら | ayaukattara |
| Volitional | 危うかろう | あやうかろう | ayaukarō |
| Adverbial | 危うく | あやうく | ayauku |
| Degree | 危うさ | あやうさ | ayausa |

#### Synonyms

* (all meanings): 危(あぶ)ない (abunai)
* (dangerous): 危(き)険(けん) (kiken)
* (uncertain): おぼつかない (obotsukanai), 不(ふ)確(かく)実(じつ) (fukakujitsu)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
# backwards
## English
### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈbækwɜːdz/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈbækwɝdz/
* Hyphenation: back‧wards

### Etymology 1

From backward +‎ -s. See also -s (“used in the formation of certain adverbs: backwards, downwards, inwards, etc.”).

#### Adjective

backwards (comparative more backwards, superlative most backwards)
* Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.

##### Derived terms

* ass-backwards
* backwards-compatible
* backwardsness

### Etymology 2

From Middle English bakwardis, bakwardis, a variant of Middle English bakwarde, bakward (“backward”). Equivalent to backward +‎ -s. Compare Saterland Frisian bäkove (“backwards”).

#### Adverb

backwards (comparative more backwards, superlative most backwards)
* Synonym of backward; see usage notes there.
** 1944 May and June, “When the Circle was Steam Operated”, in Railway Magazine, page 150:The length of the stoppages could not well be reduced; indeed, they are already too short if we are to believe the tale now current of a wandering Jew sort of passenger—a lady of advanced years who can only alight from a train backwards. Every time she begins to get out a porter rushes up crying "Hurry up, ma'am; train's going!"—and pushes her in again!

##### Derived terms

* ass-backwards
* look as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards

##### Related terms

* backwards
* downwards
* eastwards
* forwards
* homewards
* inwards
* landwards
* leewards
* northwards
* outwards
* seawards
* shorewards
* sidewards
* skywards
* southwards
* sternwards
* towards
* upwards
* westwards
* windwards

### Anagrams

* drawbacks, draws back
# Ledys
## Middle English
### Proper noun

Ledys
* Alternative form of Ledes
# drošākos
## Latvian
### Adjective

drošākos
* locative plural masculine of drošāks

### Adjective

drošākos
* accusative plural masculine of drošākais
# amaso
## Esperanto
### Etymology

Borrowed from French amas, Italian ammasso.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aˈmaso]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aso
* Hyphenation: a‧ma‧so

### Noun

amaso (accusative singular amason, plural amasoj, accusative plural amasojn)
* mass (large quantity)
    Li facile rekoneblas pro sia amaso da rufaj haroj. ― He’s easy to be recognized because of his mass of red hair.
    Ĉiutage nin bombardas amaso da informoj. ― Every day we are bombarded with a mass of information.
* heap, pile, stack
    Amasoj da libroj kovris ŝian skribtablon. ― Piles of books covered her desk.
    La aŭto fiksiĝis en amaso da neĝo. ― The car got stuck in a pile of snow.
* crowd (of people), flock, herd (of animals)
    Li vane penis eliri el la amaso. ― He tried in vain to get out of the crowd.
    Sur la montetoj vidiĝis amasoj da paŝtiĝantaj ŝafoj. ― On the hills, flocks of sheep could be seen grazing.

#### Derived terms

* amasa (“mass”, adjective)
* amasarestado (“mass arrest”)
* amasbuĉi (“to massacre”)
* amasdetrua armilo (“weapon of mass destruction”)
* amase (“en masse”)
* amasfabriki (“to mass produce”)
* amasigi (“to amass”)
* amasiĝi (“to gather (intrans.); to pile up”)
* amasinformilo (“mass medium”)
* amaskomunikilo (“mass medium”)
* amasloĝejo (“dormitory; barracks”)
* amasmemoro (“mass storage”)
* amasmurdo (“mass murder”)
* amasprodukti (“to mass produce”)
* amasprotesto (“mass protest, demonstration”)
* amastombejo (“mass grave”)
* fojnamaso (“haystack”)
* homamaso (“crowd”)
* neĝamaso (“snowdrift”)
* popolamaso (“populace, masses”)
* stelamaso (“globular cluster”)
* teramaso (“mound”)

## Galician
### Verb

amaso
* first-person singular present indicative of amasar

## Ido
### Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto amaso, English mass, French amas, German Masse, Italian ammasso, Russian ма́сса (mássa), Spanish masa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈma.so/

### Noun

amaso (plural amasi)
* mass, pile, heap

#### Derived terms

* amaseskar (“to accrue, pile, huddle”)
* amasigar (“to heap up, amass”)

## Rwanda-Rundi
### Noun

amâso class 6
* plural of ijisho

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aˈmaso/ [aˈma.so]
* Rhymes: -aso
* Syllabification: a‧ma‧so

### Verb

amaso
* first-person singular present indicative of amasar
# continuous function
## English
### Noun

continuous function (plural continuous functions)
* (mathematical analysis) a function whose value at any point in its domain is equal its limit at the same point
* (mathematical analysis, topology) a function from one topological space to another, such that the inverse image of any open set is open

#### Hypernyms

* function
* morphism

#### Hyponyms

* absolutely continuous function
* left-continuous function
* lower semicontinuous function
* piecewise-continuous function
* upper semicontinuous function